I find it interesting that in John 7, he never sets out to prove that Jesus is the Christ. He could have set up a more elaborate story for us with the journey to Bethlehem and the family tree to prove to his audience that Jesus is the Christ, but he doesn’t. He tells us that “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was God and was with God” and that after John came testifying about the Word, Jesus ministry started.
Thus far, John’s testimony about Jesus has been about signs and actions for us to believe and follow. The journey he takes us on has been similar to the one the people in Jerusalem would have been on, with stories about Jesus and his miracles and words being relayed to them. The only difference thus far is that we have a little “I know something you don’t know” moment in John 1 with us being told Jesus comes from God and has always been with God.
Jesus, by his actions and words points to the Father alone as being his source and his life.
I think that is my takeaway from this verse. Can we, by our actions and words alone, point to God as our source and strength? we don’t have to prove anything with complicated formula’s and theoretical proofs, the question is do our lives point to God alone through the saving work of Christ?
If we can testify to the work of Christ in our lives, that powerfully points to God in a way that can never be taken away from us.
